Former New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte says he doesn't believe he cheated when he took human growth hormone so he could heal faster and return from an injury.

Pettitte appeared on ESPN Radio on Tuesday and was asked about performance enhancing drugs.

"People are going to say what they want to, believe what they want to," Pettitte said. "When you say PEDs to me, man, I just can't even comprehend that with me just because I don't really believe I tried to enhance my performance on the field."

He said the reason he took HGH was because he was "desperate" to get back to playing and was told it might help him recover sooner.

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